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The final blow to the Gators’ hope of a comeback came on a disastrous onside kick attempt. Florida failed to recover, and Louisville quickly capitalized with a touchdown on its way to a 33-23 win over the Gators in the Sugar Bowl.
The onside kick to begin the second half was a questionable decision given that UF was within 14 points, but did not bury the team on its own. The main problem came after the play, when Florida’s Loucheiz Purifoy and Chris Johnson committed 30 yards worth of personal fouls.

That gave the Cardinals the ball at the Gators’ 19-yard line, and QB Teddy Bridgewater threw a touchdown pass to Damian Copeland on the next play.

Johnson’s penalty was for throwing a punch at a Louisville player and he immediately was ejected. He was remorseful after the game and did not shy away from discussing his poor choice.

“Bad discipline on my part, but you learn from your mistakes and move on,” he said. “It was frustration. The guy was riding me a little bit. If I could do it differently, I’d walk away from it.

“It sucks. In my mind, I feel like I cost us the Sugar Bowl.”

Johnson, a sophomore running back and special teams player, had 11 tackles this year.